how come we can't have arts writing in this country with correctly formatted em dashes
December 2, 2025 at 12:44 AM
how come we can't have arts writing in this country with correctly formatted em dashes
has this year been particularly slow for nz novels? I can't really think of more than three that have come out and one forthcoming
August 27, 2025 at 6:20 AM
has this year been particularly slow for nz novels? I can't really think of more than three that have come out and one forthcoming
I decided to catch up on the world of nz literature so I bought and read the book I thought was going to win the ockham and then, just now, found out it's not shortlisted
May 2, 2025 at 5:28 AM
I decided to catch up on the world of nz literature so I bought and read the book I thought was going to win the ockham and then, just now, found out it's not shortlisted
I’m using conservative, euphemistic language to describe reproductive health out of concern for immigrant women
April 15, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I’m using conservative, euphemistic language to describe reproductive health out of concern for immigrant women
I posted the video of the man being attacked by a hawk while Amelia's happy hardcore beats played on twitter because I don't think you're supposed to do jokes on here
April 4, 2025 at 7:24 AM
I posted the video of the man being attacked by a hawk while Amelia's happy hardcore beats played on twitter because I don't think you're supposed to do jokes on here
there's no like . . . foreign guest judge for sportsperson of the year or the music awards or nzr of the year or whatever, is there
April 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
there's no like . . . foreign guest judge for sportsperson of the year or the music awards or nzr of the year or whatever, is there
okay after further investigation my top nz literary concern is the number of people who never publish a second book
March 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
okay after further investigation my top nz literary concern is the number of people who never publish a second book
my biggest group of haters, other māori, are being outpaced by homophobic women who live in mumbai
March 28, 2025 at 12:24 AM
my biggest group of haters, other māori, are being outpaced by homophobic women who live in mumbai
thinking about when someone told me about a residency where the accomodation was really bad and the board was really rude and pedantic and then said I should apply
March 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
thinking about when someone told me about a residency where the accomodation was really bad and the board was really rude and pedantic and then said I should apply
it must be really easy to answer q&a questions if the way you feel about publishing a book is bashful yet hopeful, very grateful, humbly desperate, proud to have overcome 1-3 specific struggles, struck by one inciting inspirational moment and are solely motivated by the concept of representation
March 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
it must be really easy to answer q&a questions if the way you feel about publishing a book is bashful yet hopeful, very grateful, humbly desperate, proud to have overcome 1-3 specific struggles, struck by one inciting inspirational moment and are solely motivated by the concept of representation
is it easier to get funding now that half the eligible people have moved away
March 16, 2025 at 5:26 AM
is it easier to get funding now that half the eligible people have moved away
I wonder why I've never been asked to chair a panel or interview someone
March 14, 2025 at 11:18 PM
I wonder why I've never been asked to chair a panel or interview someone
aw the teen in idaho who uses my email address for his walmart receipts is home from college
March 11, 2025 at 1:55 AM
aw the teen in idaho who uses my email address for his walmart receipts is home from college
once every two years or so you meet a writer who's a normal and popular person and it sucks
March 8, 2025 at 5:58 AM
once every two years or so you meet a writer who's a normal and popular person and it sucks
GOLDEN GENERATION? Does NZ need a Young Writers prize for under 50s or is everyone born after 1975 a flop? Authors shortlisted for the Ockham fiction prize by year of birth (data from the last ten years)
March 6, 2025 at 12:08 AM
GOLDEN GENERATION? Does NZ need a Young Writers prize for under 50s or is everyone born after 1975 a flop? Authors shortlisted for the Ockham fiction prize by year of birth (data from the last ten years)
would it be all right if I post some data about the ockhams or will 1-2 articles crop up about how authors are ungrateful 🌷
March 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
would it be all right if I post some data about the ockhams or will 1-2 articles crop up about how authors are ungrateful 🌷
please put trigger warnings on your auckland writers festival announcement posts
February 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
please put trigger warnings on your auckland writers festival announcement posts
going anywhere within walking distance of a cruise terminal in the last week of summer
February 24, 2025 at 1:19 AM
going anywhere within walking distance of a cruise terminal in the last week of summer
Straight women breathlessly reporting the news: Homophobia and transphobia are on the rise bUT ONE OF THEM THREW JUICE AT SOMEONE TWO YEARS AGO should protesting be illegal...? (for gays)
February 23, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Straight women breathlessly reporting the news: Homophobia and transphobia are on the rise bUT ONE OF THEM THREW JUICE AT SOMEONE TWO YEARS AGO should protesting be illegal...? (for gays)
it's a beautiful life living in a sub tropical city where more than one person is in trouble with the wikipedia editors for extensively editing their own page
February 22, 2025 at 10:57 PM
it's a beautiful life living in a sub tropical city where more than one person is in trouble with the wikipedia editors for extensively editing their own page
on the public lending right site: you have to go to 'update my details' and click save and submit before march 1st EVEN IF YOU HAVE NO DETAILS TO UPDATE or you won't be re-registered for the year
February 22, 2025 at 7:11 AM
on the public lending right site: you have to go to 'update my details' and click save and submit before march 1st EVEN IF YOU HAVE NO DETAILS TO UPDATE or you won't be re-registered for the year
Celebrating the first 50 tracks on my Janet Email karaoke channel by making one for the real freaks youtu.be/6sSL6s4fqdA
Jeffrey Lewis – Back When I Was 4 (Karaoke)
YouTube video by Janet Email Karaoke
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February 21, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Celebrating the first 50 tracks on my Janet Email karaoke channel by making one for the real freaks youtu.be/6sSL6s4fqdA
I don't know if you're allowed to say things like this on here but every time I see creative non-fiction referred to as CNF I think people have become very open about writing Clothed Female Naked Male erotica
February 19, 2025 at 1:59 AM
I don't know if you're allowed to say things like this on here but every time I see creative non-fiction referred to as CNF I think people have become very open about writing Clothed Female Naked Male erotica
please come and see me on saturday the 15th on a comedy panel where I’m the only person who isn’t an actor
Starting next Wednesday, 12 February, Same Same But Different LGBTQIA+ writers and readers festival in Tāmaki Makaurau. All events are free and it is going to be a blast. Come celebrate 10 years of this awesome festival.
samesamebutdifferent.co.nz
samesamebutdifferent.co.nz
February 9, 2025 at 5:04 AM
please come and see me on saturday the 15th on a comedy panel where I’m the only person who isn’t an actor
it’s so embarrassing how many emails I get that begin I know you must be really busy when I’m singing popular songs modified to be about my cat :(
February 6, 2025 at 6:04 AM
it’s so embarrassing how many emails I get that begin I know you must be really busy when I’m singing popular songs modified to be about my cat :(